Port-to-port sea distance

Jose to Sikka distance

The sea distance from Jose (Venezuela) to Sikka (India) is about 8,478 nautical miles (15,702 km), via the Strait of Gibraltar, Suez Canal and Bab-el-Mandeb. At 12 knots that is about 29 days 11 hours at sea.

Distance

8,478 nm

15,702 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

29.4

29 days 11 hours

ECA miles

2,042 nm

24% of the route

Canals & straits

Strait of Gibraltar · Suez Canal · Bab-el-Mandeb

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Sea days by speed

Speed	One way	Round voyage
10 knots	35.3 days	70.7 days
11 knots	32.1 days	64.2 days
12 knots	29.4 days	58.9 days
13 knots	27.2 days	54.3 days
14 knots	25.2 days	50.5 days
15 knots	23.6 days	47.1 days

Steaming time only, with no allowance for weather, canal waiting or port time. The round voyage assumes the ship ballasts back on the same route.

Routes compared

Shortest route

8,478 nm

29.4 days at 12 kn · Strait of Gibraltar · Suez Canal · Bab-el-Mandeb · 2,042 nm in ECA

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Via the Cape of Good Hope (avoiding Suez and the Red Sea)

10,138 nm+1,660 nm

35.2 days at 12 kn · no canals or straits

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A fully laden VLCC is deeper than the Suez Canal's 20.1 m draft limit, so it either goes round the Cape of Good Hope or discharges part of its cargo into the SUMED pipeline first. For a laden VLCC the Cape routing of 10,138 nm is the one to use.
Since early 2024 many owners have kept their ships out of the Red Sea. Routing via the Cape of Good Hope adds 1,660 nm (about 5.8 days at 12 knots).

Voyage estimates by ship size

About this trade

Latin America crude. Brazilian pre-salt, Guyanese, Colombian and Ecuadorian crude, shipped to China, the US and Europe.

Typical ship sizes: VLCC, Suezmax, Aframax

Questions

How far is Jose from Sikka by sea?

The sea distance from Jose to Sikka is about 8,478 nautical miles (15,702 km), via the Strait of Gibraltar, Suez Canal and Bab-el-Mandeb.

How long does a tanker take to sail from Jose to Sikka?

About 29 days 11 hours at 12 knots, or 25.2 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.

Which canals and straits does the Jose–Sikka route pass?

The shortest route passes the Strait of Gibraltar, Suez Canal and Bab-el-Mandeb. Alternative routings are listed above for ships that cannot or will not use them.

How much of the voyage is inside an Emission Control Area?

About 2,042 nm, or 24% of the voyage, is inside an ECA, where ships must burn 0.10% sulphur fuel or use a scrubber.

Terms on this page

Distances are calculated by Vessbook on a modelled global shipping-lane network for a tanker at 12 m draft, from berth area to berth area.